Why I STOPPED using ND filters on my Drone

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Do you really need ND filters for a drone? For the longest time I've been using ND filters but after a recent trip to Australia I'm not so sure you need them anymore. In this video Jonathan Richey compares drone video samples with and without ND filters to help you make up your ow mind.
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@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

What do you think? Are ND filters a necessity or a nice-to-have accessory?

@Teflonfilmare Месяц назад

U're truly second my assignment on the topic. Thnx. There's a bizarre movement advocating stuff w/o any whatsoever understanding of optics, fixed aperture wide angle lens camera behavior.

@Michal_Kosakowski Месяц назад

For me an accessory I use in specific cases. Mainly for long exposure photos. Even the expensive ones can reduce quality or mess with your drone's auto focus system. I ended up few times with blurry shots using them. Also, (wave of film conservatives' hate incoming) we should remember that everyone's obsession with the buzzword "cinematic" is a stylistic choice not a must. To be fair I've seen some drone footage in Hollywood productions where in my opinion was too much motion blur. Yes, we see it naturally, but maybe if you are doing a crazy unnatural shots with flips and spining gimbal, "natural" is not always the right choice?

@Seticzech Месяц назад

Yes, it really depends on what you're recording. If it's beach from 70 meters, ND filters are useless or even contra productive. If it's i.e. follow mode recording someone on the bike, motorcycle, car, and other fast moving objects, ND filters can be necessary.

@gekoldronevideos Месяц назад

I nearly always use a ND 16 or 32 from Freewell. Set all to auto and use exposure lock in the direction I fly. I set the color profile to D-log M and edit the output with a suitable Lut. This way I get great results in my opionion. With ND 16 and 32 I am covered in most lightning situations. In very sunny situations I use a ND 64. This is my personal opinion. Greetings from a new subscriber 🇳🇱

@mattmaddox9367 Месяц назад

The point of the 180 shutter speed is to give consistent motion from shot to shot. Whether mixing with traditonal footage on the ground, or cutting together multiple drone orbits you will notice the shutter speed changes when sequenced.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Yep, great point. That's kind of what I was getting at with the exceptions but you explained it much better than I did..ha. Thanks for sharing!

@briantierney6992 Месяц назад

My experience is that when filming something with parallax, then a slower shutter speed (ie.use ND filter) gives nice motion blur in stead of choppiness.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

That's a good point; thanks for sharing. A zoom lens + ND filter could be a good combo for creating a sweet parallax effect.

@Shooting-Up Месяц назад

I prefer to use a stronger nd filter and let auto iso control the exposure That may result in lower quality details but I find overall video looks better

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thx for the tip! I may need to give that a try.

@Cleo_and_Mark Месяц назад

We use a K&F Concepts variable ND filter on our mini 3 pro. Not only does this give good motion blur when filming things like waterfalls, but it helps reduce some bad reflections (since a variable ND filter is basically two polarizing filters). Using the variable filter allows us to 'dial it in' before taking off without having to fiddle around with changing filters.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Interesting, I didn't know anyone made variable ND's for drones! Thanks for sharing.

@panoramic_life38 Месяц назад

Agreed! I only use those when I am flying FPV because I am always really close to the ground and fast

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thx for watching!

@GAVINHR Месяц назад

Brilliant video, tried to make this point for years

@joeykahng6219 Месяц назад

Just got a mini 3 last week. I did a test flight, did not like the sharpness level. Just ordered ND filters, definitely gonna run some tests you've showed. Cheers bro... New Sub.

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Awesome! The mini 3 is a great drone. Have fun!

@jaredcollins-photo Месяц назад

Awesome stuff! I've never understood the ND Number system on the drone ND filters. This makes sense now and I can stop guessing!

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Yes sir! Glad you found the video helpful.

@micahwilgus Месяц назад

I use ND/PL Filters the most. This has the benefits of the ND and also helps with reflections especially with water

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

I do think that's also a good exception to the rule; anytime you are filming reflective surfaces (ex. car commercial) an ND/PL combo can be beneficial.

@rcouchh Месяц назад

Pretty sure your 1st beach clip with the ND filter was just out of focus. Happens fairly often for me, gotta tap the subject to be safe when using AF. The filters definitely make the focus act up a bit though. As I shoot mostly cars, I have to use NDPL filters. But I'm often not that happy with the colors on the Neweer or whatever cheap filters.

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

@@rcouchh Thanks for sharing. I definitely thought about it being out of focus as well. I’ll do some additional testing to confirm though. Thanks for contributing to the conversation!

@davidjaypeterson644 Месяц назад

I started laughing, same as said by others you were out of focus! I fly all thetime for 10 years and still make the mistake of just tapping to focus, you have great info and watching your video now..

@davidjaypeterson644 Месяц назад

Total click bait, but great video.

@maxime.ayotte Месяц назад

That is what i though initially as well, but it could also be that the nd filter is dirty or bad quality. Extra glass will reduce the quality no matter the quality.

@JourneyBeyondBorder Месяц назад

Very good explanation of ND filters. I was exactly at same place last month flying drone in Gold coast.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Sweet! We were probably there at the same time...ha!

@electriclifedownunder9570 Месяц назад

Firstly, glad you picked Australia to visit and the Gold Coast is perfect for aerial photography. But on the date you released this video and your reference of recently visiting, it was mid Winter I'm guessing (still stunning weather) but that is also when the light is on the most shallowest angle upon the Australian continent. During this time, I would use a much lower Filter if at all (but most cases I do use filters) During the harsh summer months, the light can be 10x as bright and flying during the same time of day would require a much higher filter number to compensate that extreme light. Because you elected to use a ND 128 during low angle light regardless it was midday, you effectively gave motion blur to fast moving objects like the ocean waves. In your sampled video, you had both Ocean waves and Buildings, the buildings looked better with the ND128 then without, because the buildings are moving if the drone is flying towards them and you cut down on the sharpness blur that solid objects can produce without a filter. In summary, Filters work best based on the overall strength of the light, the subject and the type of video you wish to make. Appreciate your video for the honesty based on you own knowledge.. look forward to the next one..

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Thanks for watching mate! ha! Wow, great insight, thanks for sharing. I'm not an expert but love to just try things out and share what I'm learning. The great thing about RU-vid is we can all learn from each other and get better at our craft.

@leviconnelly79 Месяц назад

Great video! thank you for creating and sharing it. I personally don't use filters, I control the exposure and the edit the rest into the videos. I agree with everything you said 😉

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@jacekpasternak Месяц назад

I think when there is no perfect match for ND (eg. 40) it's better to choose stronger one (64) and set ISO to auto. There will be less work in post and difference in quality between ISO 100 and 200 is not much visible as blownout highlights.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thanks for sharing. It would be worth comparing a weaker ND vs a stronger ND and seeing which one produced the best quality. I know higher ISO values can introduce noise into the footage, but I agree that you won't notice it in 100 vs 200 ISO.

@scottsikes1849 Месяц назад

I'm a photographer and learning video. In your example, have you considered putting on the darker ND filter, setting frame rate to 24fps, shutter speed to 1/50, and auto ISO? Would the quality still be acceptable if the ISO went up to 400, 800, or 1000? Also, I'm wondering if the image quality in the beach example was reduced because of the optical clarity of the ND filter and nothing to do with the shutter speed. Great video, thank you.

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Hey thanks for watching and thanks for the ideas! Interesting points you bring up - what happens if we just increase the ISO? That sounds like a good idea for a future video to test out that theory.

@moonpost Месяц назад

higher ISO is basically just making the sensor amped up so it is more sensitive to light - but doing this makes it noisier/grainier. whether or not that is acceptable is up to you. you will probably find that several ISO settings are good, but there will be a limit that you do not like and you won't find usable.

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

@@moonpost good point! thanks for joining the conversation. it's all a learning process as we try and get the best possible footage from the camera.

@jaco_oosthuizen Месяц назад

I have never used ND filters with my Air 2S. Auto works well enough for me.

@user-ug1dn8zy5w Месяц назад

Using a 128, really. Drop to 4 or 8 to get a bit darker and have a higher shutter speed.

@IslandCreek Месяц назад

I actually just recently came to the same conclusion... nice video

@Backcountryhiker Месяц назад

Thank you and from now on I will carry my cheap little calculator right in my drone bag!! 😊👍👍

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Or just use the one on your smart phone? ha!

@JeffBourke Месяц назад

The 180° is not relevant at all anymore even for non drone videography but for some reason, all RU-vidr creators seem to think it is this amazing camera feature missing from certain mirrorless bodies. It’s utterly irrelivant.

@ryancox2955 Месяц назад

If you are not wanting to show down the footage it’s fine. When you slow it down the choppiness is well visible

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thanks for sharing. Maybe that's a video I'll make in the future talking about the value of the 180 degree rule and showing what happens when you slow down the footage.

@programR3 Месяц назад

What do I think? Great Job! Great Video! I liked and subscribed. Question: My plans are to purchase a DJI mini 3. That said I take pause because I just heard that soon DJI will be banned. Is that true? If so what are a few alternatives in your opinion. Thanks

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Thanks for watching. The ban on DJI is still up in the air. The bill was passed in the House but not in the Senate. However, according to the DJI IG account, the fight is not over yet. Sorry, I don't know of any good alternatives right now because DJI pretty much owns the market.

@FlydreamMedia Месяц назад

That was either a smudge on lens or filter. Or a bad version of the nd filter.

@DroseMr Месяц назад

Real nice!🎉Thank You

@JonathanRichey 9 дней назад

You're welcome!

@JarekPawlak Месяц назад

Simply use nd filter and switch to auto😊

@johnnymac26 Месяц назад

Exactly..also acts as a dust shield

@arianedays Месяц назад

I realized this is best. The software is so good she’ll steadily adjust

@LouisLuzuka Месяц назад

Same 😅

@stevenharper6888 Месяц назад

Same 👍

@karpinski65 Месяц назад

Agree completely. When the sun is bright no amount of messing with pro settings without an ND filter will shield the glare of the sun. Neither will a fixed value in pro settings compensate for a drone spinning 360⁰ through different lightness/darkness. The science may say I'm wrong but a 64 ND filter in bright sunshine in auto after tweaking the EV value works great.

@ryancox2955 Месяц назад

If you want to slow it down. It’s when you have the issue.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Good point. I think I need to record a second video showing what happens when you slow it down as opposed to watching it in real time. Thx for the input.

@MarceldeGraaffotografie Месяц назад

I can see it in the waves without, Maybe us 64 or 32 to make the waves better.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thanks for watching!

@veganwarrior4559 Месяц назад

I believe you are using digital boom therefore you will lose detail especially at x 4 so not a true comparison

@memcrew1 24 дня назад

@randyscottslavin Месяц назад

Bad advice

@JonathanRichey Месяц назад

Thanks for joining the conversation. Can you expand on what you mean by that?

@randyscottslavin Месяц назад

@@JonathanRichey As a professional aerial cinematographer the ND is an integral part of getting a beautiful image. Those that are interested in the depths of the ND's power should watch the many videos on YT that exist on the topic. That being said, the title of this video is very click-baity and only "right" in a very specific situation: When you're using a tiny sensor drone while shooting super wide scenes with little to no motion of any sort. Do we need a tutorial video to explain this? This is akin to saying to making a video called "Why I stopped shooting manual." Sure, there might be a tiny instance where there is a use case but nobody needs a tutorial video for throwing it in auto. I know very well that making videos takes lots of time and generally the intension of teaching others comes from a good place... that being said IMHO you should focus your energy on giving people information that can help them learn and move forward with their hobby and careers.

@karpiofil_marcin Месяц назад

@@randyscottslavinI think similar. I am user dji mini 3 and as a amator see difference betwen use ND or not. When I use ND video looks more cinematic. When I d'not use looks like from smartphone.

@tommy5770 Месяц назад

I left this video when the math class started😂

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Ha...thanks for watching!

@navibarra Месяц назад

its your eyes....

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Maybe...I haven't been to the eye doctor in awhile so maybe it's time for a checkup! LOL

@OranJuno 21 час назад

I don't why I'm surprised, but I'm actually surprised by the sheer variety of ignorance there is in these comments.

@soundbeast4957 Месяц назад

Was the protective coating taken off?

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Yes it was. Thanks for watching.

@jean-evrardbilodeau2662 Месяц назад

Neewer ND filters are crap. Try again with quality ND filters.

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Thanks for sharing, I just might do that!

@Rollerlife Месяц назад

Yeah, I'll add another con... Recently I made a newbie mistake, for my channel I'm usually filming in a hurry and on the run... Started shooting during the day ended the shoot at night... Forgot to change the ND64. 🤦 The mini4pro has Great low light so, I saw it was a bit dark but thought it was cause of the place had very bad lighting. 😂

@JonathanRichey 25 дней назад

Whoops! Been there done that!

@cryptosleuth 15 дней назад

Are you seriously suggesting that we should be Einstein before we can even fly the drone?!? Just leave it on auto and let the drone do the work. Really trying to improve on the algorithms you paid for when buying the drone? No! Too much blah blah blah in this video.